18 Feb 2025

Patients who have had weight-loss surgery overseas clogging system

From Checkpoint, 5:16 pm on 18 February 2025

A Waikato bariatric surgeon said patients going overseas for weight-loss surgery are returning with potentially life-threatening complications and clogging up an already overburdened public health system. Dr Rowan French is worried overweight Kiwis are being targeted by medical tourism companies and don't understand the risks involved or the need for post-operative care. Natalie Akoorie reports.